,--,,,-,,,Tufi-.-wn His'i'iwn our regains iis'
. foundations.“
sermon I preached in this lpit was on
the text: “That I may kn‘iiuw Him and
a power of His resurrection and the
fellowship of His sufferings. being
made conformable to His death.“ I
hava preached in this pal it about 1.500
lemons. and not one of t ese has failed
mint to Christ asthe source of the
‘a.salv.ation and the center of the
world‘s hope. lily thoughts have re
valved around these two poles of the
one axes of Christ—Christ “the power
of that unto salvation to every one that
believeth.“ and t‘hrist “in whom are
hid all the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge“ to the soul that apprehends
Him. If my preaching him had any
marked characteristic it has been in
leading you to a higher and riches ex~
patience of “the unsearcheblc riches of
t‘ltrlst“—to "comprehend the depth and
height and breat th and length of that
love of Christ that iasseth knowledge
that we might be lled with all the
fullness of God.“ To this work I have
given my thoughts day and night:
sparing no energy : drawing the golden
metal of the truth. not out of books.
save the one Book of tiod. but‘ out of
my own soul and your souls taught by
the spirit of truth; coining the gold into
terms of truth out of the sweat of my
own brain and the blood of my own
heart.~ I thank God that lie gave me
the mouth to speakdand this church
that it has given me the audience to
hear these seventeen years.
‘3. The second otlice of a church of
Christ. is to bear fruit in the spiritual
birth and education of souls. So said
the Master: “I have chosen you that ye
should go and bring forth fruit. and
that your fruit should remain.“ And
what the fruit is we learn from another
with the word of truth that ye should
be a kind of first~fruits of His creatures.“
Looking back over the records. I find
that at the beginning of my pastorate in
1866. the church had 2-71 members: it
has now 4‘20. During my ministry 439
members were received. of whom 257
were by profession of faith. About coo
children were baptized. (if this '25? new
members received. about 7?» were young
men. and about 100 young ladies. Three
young people have received their (‘hris-
tian life and training in our church and
Sunday‘st‘liool. Some of them have
died: some remain iii the present mem-
bership: but about half of them have
gone forth to other fields of life and
labor. Two of them are preaching the
gos X‘I: two of them are physicians; one
of t em is a lawyer in Nebraska: four or
five of them are in railroad otlices in
Omaha: two of them iii railroad otlices
in Bridgeport and New York; one is a
successful inventor in Brooklyn; one
has been an ellicient Sunday‘school
superintendent: when casually preach-
ing the other day iii the New England
church in Brooklyn. I found another an
officer in its Sunday-schmil. These are
only a fcwexauiplcs of Ill“ll_\‘. Many
of these young ladies have become
wives. mothers. teachers. “'hcn I try
to go further. statistics fail. How many
minds have here been instruct-rd. how
many souls liftc higher purposes of
life. how litany sorri stricken hearts
comforted. how many/ dying spirits
glorified by the vision of hope: llow
few of the houses of this congregation
have been uuvisilcd by the dcatlraugel.
his dark wings flinging a black shadow
to the cye of sense. yct irradiated on the
other side so that he has seemed a III!“
angel to the vision of spirit? How many
death-scenes rise to my eye of memory?
One who in the last hours cried: "\Vlmt
beautiful things are thescf” .\iiother
who said: "If Heaven is like this coni—
munion on earth it must be very sweet.“
Another: “1 can almost sec them wait-
ing for inc." Another. “I am not
afraid; I can feel the arms of Jisus
under inc." Another. “liaise the cur~
lainll am going home." .\nctlier: “I
can feel my feet first on the everlasting
.\nothcr; “Kiss me good-
bye:you have taught me to feel Iiow
sweet it can be to die.“ Another who
clung to thy hand four hours III the last
struggle: “I seem to feel my Savioi‘s
hand in yours. holding too fast." .\ii-
other: “You have showed in» how to
have fellowship with l‘lirist's suffer»
ings." and another this your past:
“I‘rcach my funeral sermon on the text.
‘I know that if the earthly house of this
tabernacle .be dissolved. I have a build»
ing from (Lid. etcrnal in the heavens.‘ “
These are a few of. many proofs that III
the cure and care of souls the witness-
bearing of this church for t‘hrist has
not been barren or nufruuful;
3. The third office of a church of
Christ is to shed forth saving influences
upon the world. “\"e are the salt of the
earth: ye are the light of the world."
said the Master. “Let your .light so shine
before men that they may see your good
works and glorify your Father in
Heaven." It is in times of spiritual
quickening and revival that this aggres—
sive influence of the church on the world
is most signally manifest. Ilere it is
a thing of perpetual joy and gratitude to
remember that. a blessed revival glad»
dened the first year of my ministry here.
falling on us like the dew of the morn-
ing. and seventy-three persons fjoined
the church as its fruit in 1866. In 1571-2
there was a quiet work of grace and in
those two years fifty-six \vere received.
In 1876 the great revival occurred. and
123 were added to our membership.
None of us will ever forget» how for
three months this church was a sanctu~
ary of daily prayer; when selfishness.
worldl'rness. pleasure. business were
swallowed up in the intensity of the
universal interest in one question:
“What shall it rofit a man if he gain
the whole world) and lose his own soul?“
Nor were the intervening years barren.
Our Sabbath congregations were well
sustained; our prayer-meetings attended
._ by a number averaging from 75 to 1520.:
our Sunday-school with a membership
of over 300. I count it a special cause
of grateful remembrance that the clos-
ing months of my ministry, three years
ago, were crowned. even amid troublous
times. with spiritual blessing. and
twenty-seven members were received at
the last two communions; and also that
some bri ht truths were then flashed
out by t e lightnings of storm into
clearer vision than ever before. even as
rsons sometimes catch visions of
eaven and things eternal in the hour
and under the shadow of death!
4. The fourth office of the church is
to vitalize Christian fellowship. “As I
have loved you.“ said the Master, “so
love ye also one another.“ I bear wit-
nose that a warm. vital Christian fellow-
ship was developed in these years. It
was manifested in our Sabbath congre-
‘ tions. prayemneetings. revival-meet~
In.“ communions. Sundaycschool con-
certs. Christmas festivals. church socia-
hlu and suppers. and in many private
ways. I recognize it in the strong ties
that sally bound me to this church
and to many families and persons by
’W sympathies in their joys and
burrows.
have kindly remembrance
a Brother Austin. especially of his
sympathy and help in the revival of "3‘6.
and desire to add also that I have found
manifold evidences of‘his powerful
sonal influence in this church. 1
winning of souls./ in the affec ate
remembrancoof any famili and in
the training of ‘ o bun-
drcd andthirt as wiped the
“7
profession‘ of faith. I
add. also, my personal tribute to the
memory of Brother Dennis Flatt. whose
personal friendship and counsel I greatly
mined. and whose solid words and fer~
vent ' lvfreshed our meetings;
and to W. B. Benedict, whose
fidelity and fervor made him a kind of
children‘s pastor. and whose character
grows larger and brighter and lovelier
to me as seen through the bane of
memory. Honoracle mention. also.
should be made of Brother Frank A.
Ferris. who for several years imparted
to the church a more energetic force and
to the Sunday-school a more compact
organization: and of Brother Samuel
Button. ,whose leadership and labor
were efficient helps in the great revival
of ‘Tt‘v. lmention. also. because he is
now absent. the name of Clarence Nash.
son of one of the original deacons of the
church. himself a beloved deacon of the
church during my whole ministry.
whose bright and cheerful spirit always
refreshed us by his live wordsin our
prayerqncetings. and who gave the pri-
mary department of the Sunday school
a new impulse by his leadership Many
others are unnamed. but not forgotten.
faithful women as well as men. standing
in their place with warm hearts and
willing hands. whether the days were
bright or dark. whether the weather
were clear skies or skies of storm. Alto.
gether the church gained character and
prestige in these years. and our old
tabernacle was often aglow with the
pnisence of God‘s Spirit: so that strang-
ers visiting us were often moved to say:
"How goodly are thy tents. oh Jaco .
and thy tabernacles. oh Israel."
It is the business of aJubilce to remem-
ber things pleasant. But this picture
would not be complete if I did not add
that our history has not been without
many t-xtwricnccs sorrowful. trying.
tragic. such as are incident to all life in
this world of discipline. \Vc have not
been without some breezes. sometimes
stiffening into gale and storm. such as
are nis»;lrsi’i'ir'thirariiios'ptfiirc"1o’kfi-p’fi’
from stagnation. and in the ocean to
purify its waters. \\'e have not. been
without a few titl's of temper and notes
of discord. such as seem necessary to enli~
vcu the musical harmony of well—onlenid
families :llltlrwt‘llllf‘t‘lle‘. “‘e all remem-
bor mistakes and blunders which :iril
ground for rcgrcl and Iiutiiiliution. “'e
all remember. :ilus! some sins of self-
\\'ill and IN‘I‘Vt‘l‘M‘lli‘Ss‘. which may the
good Lord t'oi‘givczind the blood of t‘brist
blot out 3 To our human view the most
signal failure .\‘t‘t‘lllS the neglect of a.
:I‘l‘lll opportunity to build a new smict
nary fifteen year»; ago. which was the
doom and ambition of iiiv lii~:irt. lint
iiioii proposes and tiod t istsisi-s. and I
Ii:i\i- come to regard that failure :l\‘:t
\visi-appointment of tiod‘s Providence.
for reasons which it is not necessary for
no- to unfold «savi- one. that the Kiln.—
'doiu of God Iii-st conquers in this world
through III“ defeats and failures of tin-ii.
'I“.\‘t‘II .‘Ith'\ did not enter the l\ftlllll\t‘tI
land in this “orbl. but yct llllhIi‘ a toler-
:ibli- record in the \\'II\It‘l‘Ili-\\‘ ! Even Ibi-
\'iil did not build tlic temple. btit yet
iiiadc a few tolerable psziliiis about the
old tulwrtutcb-l .-\llil;:~‘llll‘l‘ tlic lmdi~
Iltlll\ :ind tin-niorics of this church form
a goodly lici‘itugc with :i I'It‘II capital of
faith (IIItI IIII'H‘ for ”It“ Illllt‘ to come. Iiuf
:it will go forward toucconiplish its our);
only so far as it is true to the spirit of its
past. trusting not in \ioi'ldly i-vp-dirms
:iiid ilcvii‘i-s. but ill the pun- gospel of
t‘brisl. III III" \lllllllt‘ \vord of truth. in
tlic puwi-r of pr:i_vi l‘. in true t'ongrcgu-
tiundl I‘l‘lliWV‘lllll :ind l‘i‘i-iviIi-iii “'IIIIHIII
i’Iltllli‘\ or tlli'lJllUll. :llh|\i‘ all ill tho-bop.
ll\l|| i-f tlo- Holy .\l‘ll'll. \\'Illt‘Il Illlllllllt‘\’
inc [il‘bli‘ of no II and vaults IIlt‘ glory of
timl. I clim- l-\ \;l}'lll£. it' it bi- non-“u
r_\ to \:i_\. that I lune IIlt‘ kindest It‘t‘IIIIL:
towards every member of IIlt‘ t'IlllI’l'Il
:llltI congregation .\iid if I Inixomor
hurt on) one‘s feeling. I hope it is lot:
given : and it on) one bus~ liurt min-i. it
is forgncn in :ltI\iIIII‘t‘. And I add that
l IiilVI' only tlic IN‘NI \visbcs for your pus
tor. and if Ilt‘ lic Illt‘ .\K-loutun to build
tbcncw It‘lllllll‘. the cycs of I‘lIVItI will
not grow Krt‘v'll \vitli i-ii\ y.
I close “llll the prayer : “ I'm good in
in thy good llIt'lI‘III'I‘ unto Zion: build
thou the walls of .b-rusiloiii. and let the
bounty of III!‘ Lord our (bill be “pun us.
and establish thou thou the work of our
hands upon its. _\‘t‘:t the work of our
baiics establish tliou it.“
Ant-ni-zss in if”: IiH. Iii-warm .\stiutsos.
l'isi'os or I‘ll}‘ I‘tavsi t‘iti lli‘ll. Sci.“ ii h.
There are two things that I very much
regret in being here tonight. line is that
the necessity for an address to begin at
5' o‘clock makes it necessary for me to
leave so soon, and the other is that I can—
t \t give to you any retiiiniscences that are
to grow out from this long past. My rcIii-.
inisceuces would be confined to a year
No, after all. I remember that I am an-
no i iced upon the piogriuiiuie tonight to
speak as Pastor of the Parent Church.
therefore. after all. my reminiscences
reach back 2.13 years. and I feel bowed un.
der the sense of my venerable age. and so
of course my own years are all swallowed
up in the t‘liurch that I represent; and
yet. after all. I have not time to liring you
all these reminiscences that grow out from
these nearly two and a half centuries. and
perhaps I can congratulate you upon the
fact. Yet there are some thoughts that. it
seems to me. from my venerable position.
I might suggest to you by way of quiet in.
atruction that should take the place in
these few minute-s I have of any address of
reminiscences. and they grow out of that
very thoughtful paper that we have heard
and that has touched my heart. as it cer«
tninly has touched all your hearts. besides
more particularly those of this congrega-
tion who look back upon the work by their
dear old Pastor. The thought comes to me
in this way: “'hile you are talking of
building a church. while you are looking
back over this history of the years that has
been unfolded before you. not only to-
night. but that surely came to you in the
historical addresses of yesterday. the
thought comes that while we are looking
up there to that great Father whom we
serve: while we are filled with our depend-
ence upon Ilim. there is yet a great. grand
work that rests upon us. The (‘hnrch of
Jesus Christ was not formed simply to
hang upon that great Father above as a M
bangs upon a beam. It was not formed
simply to look up into the skies and try
to penetrate the inimitable distances in or-
der that it might see God's face and gaze
adoring upon it. It was not formed that
it might sit squat like a toad in a corner
and gaze into the skis; But It. was form—
ed because it was absolutely essential in
God‘s great plan for the carrying on of His
work here in this world. and the thought
came into my mind while these reminis~
canoes were being brought before ‘us to
night. that the Church of the Lord Jesus
Christ is just as necessary to God as God
is necessary to the Church. Does that
sound like a startling proposition '3 Then
look everywhere and see how it is that
God has placed everything in our hands in
the rough. He. has given everything to us
in the germ in order that we might take
it and build up from: it; and that shows
itself nowhere more clearly than it does in
the Christian Church. which has been
formed of the body of Christian individ-
uals. You are looking forward to the
building of this new church. that I hope
will be completed before this year is
through. You cannot go out in the forest
for the timber and find that timber ksvn.
There. standing erect and bright and glad
is the tree that must be felled and burn
by human hands; and God never prepares
atitnbsr for a church even. Where you
would lay the foundations of that church
you shall find the great quarries of rock
all hidcbonnd. held there by the sees
past and to be shaped by man‘s hand. even
for the corner stone of the temple that
shall be erected for the Living God. Then.
that you may have the means for the pur-
chaasof things that are necessary. mines
must be plunged into and the rivers of the
'est must be crossed. in order that gold
In be found and coined into that which
shall bsfor the pamhaas ofvhatyoa need.
Evonsois thsehuroh of the bridle-us
Christ in which souls shall he taught
"harm" 'Wh’ar' wouhl'yon’suy' of i’min’who”
the way to Him.
If you are to have christian people to fill
your church they must be taught by the
month of men and women the rm to that
blessed love that comes from the b of
God that taksth away the sin of the world:
and God never will do that work for his
people. They may go out into’ the streets
and learn all mannerof wicksdnsssaa.:l‘hey
may go down and dour—brilliant IDIOI‘
lscts though they may be.~into hopeless
ruin. unless we put forth our hands. ask-
ing hsl upon our labor of Him who has
pledgei as hot as we call for it: but our
work must be one. in the family. in the
Sundayscbool. in the church. or these
children will never come to know that
Blessed Christ. When we do great works
for foreign nations that are lying in dark‘
ness and bound underthe shadow of death.
we must rinse up missionaries and send
out to them. or the ages might roll on and
that glorious pen I never be known to
them; because Gov has so ordered it that
there shall be this intimate u‘I-pll'lllel'yihlp
between man here and Himself on High.
Ile giving the grandeur of: Ilia work if we
put forth the grandeur of our work;
and unless our work is done. God. by the
law that he has made. is as powerless to do
this work as we are powerless to do it
without Ilia help. And great Nature itself.
In it lies about us. is but giving us daily
testimony of that. _
Think ofa certain farmer in then ringtimo
going out and nestling down in t a corner
of his field and praying “Oh God. I lie-
seeoh 'l‘hoe‘that Thou wilt plough up this
ground for Ins. and barrow it; and when
it is so prepared. that Then wilt now
wheat ‘ upon it and that Thou wilt
watch over it with Thy rain and sun-
shine through the season; and when
the time shall come. that Thou wilt liar-
vent it and put it awav thrashed in an
made such a prayer as that? Blasphemy.
Blasphemy. why? Because God has made
it necessary that man himself shall‘plougb
and barrow. and sow, and atten to it
through the season of its growth. and bar-
vest it himself. and garner it into his barn.
God does his part. but oh. what a part it is!
In the sparkling sunshine that comes
down warming and cheering and helping;
in the gentle showers that come beautilub
ly from the skies to give refreshment to the
growing seed; in all these chemical prm
cesiies that are in the fructifying powers of
the soil. tiod does enough. and if we fail
to do our part (iod's part goes on just the
same. but with what result With nettle
and dookwsed and wire grass and ‘\II those
things that are \ile needs. deadly. nox-
ious and horrible \ritli tin-m. llis part can
not be done unless iuiiii‘s part but? in the
church of Jesus t‘lirist is faithfully done.
It. seems to me if we can only catch the
thought in this jubilee of your fifty years.
that as you look out into this time upon
which you now enter. starting in upon the
nevt half century of your work. God is
looking down upon you to do that work
which to just as essential as Ilia work. then
the hearts of the people must catch the
sense of the Great (‘brist and bend them-
selves to work as earnestly as they long to
have tiod bend himself to the work. and
when our part is done the very work we
do becomes the prayer that shall bring to us
tiod's blessing and shall secure for on tho
Kffiudt'NI results. For the results must be
with Him. because. Jll‘l as about us is the
sweet air and beautiful sunshine of the
summertime. Just as come the sweet gen-
tle hIlUWth ot rrilli.-~u is :l..it Blessed Spirit
of our hallo-r that \‘UIIIt'S ti give all lbi-so
things lwyond who no in iy do In our
work in Illt' grunt gnrilru of ll.i- “or” in
or ler to scouri- the ban ._ sts that no new]
\tid Just so aurc'. my dear Iii-Anis. .l\ \to
faithfully do our par! nnl only so sure
as we do our purl. can no hope {or 'llal
blessed result to (‘x‘lizi‘ WIIt'II timl shall
do Illrl part and there shall bi- the dim
nous harvest.
And now, sorry. as I said belorc. to be
obliged to run away from you. and regret»
ting that I may not have the opportunity
of listening to the other valuable address
that you shall bear. and Iynipiithinng w b
the other audience that I shall plunge nto
‘a profound slumber that shall until
the next morning. I. with a hen iiod
bless you. vnsh you good night.
\I'IIRESS BY THE “RY. JAMES “if IlI‘IlIlITI].
HF I‘\IIII~‘IF.I I) KA‘I‘ (‘~l.\\‘t'\l‘l \Tl\|\.
I am to bring the .\Jllllulltlll of the
Fairlicld I-Iast tfoiisociution. :llbI it is :t
treiiiciiiloih undertaking~ I fi-cl that. in
cotiiitn: down Ilt‘f‘t‘ from the other t‘lliI
of the t‘ouiity \\ itli tlic .\‘ziluldtion‘ of
that old t‘uusuciutiuu of the lidsti-rii Ili-
nsion of III\‘ t‘ounty. Iii-int: \u old and
\Il‘}' and tIi'uiI. IIli‘rt‘ ls lltII Illlli‘lt III‘t‘ ill”
Juice in it to make a talk about. \Ve
lllt‘t‘l Ullt‘t‘ a year at our Annual .\‘t'xxlitll.
when about half of the ili~lc~_::cti-s and
about two thirds of the pastors usually
KiIIIII‘r :itid tin-only live topic for them to
consider is \\‘IIt‘IIIt‘l‘ they WIII continue or
IIUI. \Vt‘II llit‘V. for lllt‘ It! t‘ulltr‘ Ilt‘t‘t~ til
night in an invasion :ill :iglow with such
excellent addresses as We have Iii-re to
night. xi part of one of which I hail the
pleasure of hearing in lkinliiiry.—I rcfcr
to :i scriiion flint be ircui‘licd IIlt‘I‘t‘ at
the reopening of my church. and I know
it is good. for I have been meditating: on
it fora whole year. He bal siiiiiclliing
live to talk about. He said Iic was going
to givi- us reiiiiriisci-nci-s of over 1‘00 years
of the Parent (‘liurch. but Ilt‘ struck
right off from that.
I am inclined to think I can say sonic—
tliing on that subject myself. Ilut to set
inc up to talk on the It‘airlicld East (‘on«
sociutioii and wanting Illt' to get up into
the oil iit at that. it is a little too llllli'll.
If I mi been asked to s beak 33 reprc»
suiting the Ihuibury :inil forwalk ’ IL'iil»
road. of the otlicr end of which I live.
and you Iivcat this cod. and I go up
and down it every day:tben- would have,
been something live in that. and I could
have had something to say. For I re-
nietnber when this railroad was built. I
was a boy attending school at Wilton.
and I used to watch it with the deepest
interest thirty-five years age; and I am
not sure biil in so singular a thing. which
to you of the church here is so very dis-
tasteful as it goes sweeping past now and
then. there is more life and pertlnent
gospel than the Fairfield East. t‘onsocia-
tion can give you. As I have spoken of
that tkinsociation again I want really to
say a wool more. for I heap a little coii-
tumcly upon it in order that there might
be a new departure in connection with
that Consociation. Since this railroad
was built. since thine telegraph and tel~
ephone wires have been strung tip and
around, they have redistributed the
thing. and a distribution that was
well enough 150 years ago does not an~
swer now. You take us up there in Dan-
bury. and we are in daily communica—
tion and sympathy with you. \Ve scarce-
ly ever go to Bridgeport. where we are
consociated: but we drift towards New
York. just like everything up this
valley: and we should have a redivi‘ion
that would bring us into contict with
you. so that you should not need to ap-
point us to come down here and bring
our salutations. but should be- one with
you. as we should be. in accom lisli-
merit. in interest. as we are. And an
derstand that now there are committees
appomted; we appointed a committee
the other day. to meet a committee from
your consomation. the I-‘airfield West.
and see if there cannot be a redivision.
I figured on the thi a little this after-
noon. and it can be one beautiful it
they will only follow my plan, of
course that is the bedplan. At any .
it brings us into the Fairfield Wm: on~
sociation: and it brings all or these
churches and those on the other side of
gageousantom‘chyrtlley runum‘ng awards
--w c is gen to uite
a city iiioitself—and the churches beg-0nd
Westport connected with the Consortia-
tion of the Eastern division. of .the
County. and those of this side with the
churcheainthia division of the confer-
ence. So,Sir,ifyoueanget any com-
appointed and who has not very much
/{\eople to-day.
. out of the salutations from I-‘airfield
t Consociation of a man who is self"
interest in it. you are welcome to all
that you can get.
If you will allow me. forI are my broth-
er and classmate fnsh from Paris~l tell
you he is wide awake and alive. I know ;
and at this late hour vou want something
of that sorte—SO that I won't detain you
but a few moments. for I want to hear
him myself. I want to say something.' in
regard to these fifty years that are past.
Those old fellows said to the Mash-r.
“Thou art not yet fifty years old. and
IIast 'I‘liou seen Abraham)“ They were.
scvcnly and over. and it man “‘38 not
thought to know much unless he was
coiisidcmbly above fifty._ lie was not
forty. but they said. to make a point of
that. Thou ttrl not yet fifty. and what do
you know. and what have you seen ; you
have not seen Abraham . you do: not
know anything about those great things.
I tell you I don‘t propose now to give the
cxigcsis of that passage which perhaps
you will find in old Simpson or Alfred or
some of the (‘ouuiientatoia but the point
I want to get out of it is this. that a man
in lltcsc days in living fifty yous sccs
sonic-thin}.r gn-ater than to have seen Abra
ham. in what has been done to my ccr~
lain knowledge. for it covers just the
v rats of my life. I was just fifty la‘st
larch. I Iiiadc up my mind. in looking
this thing: over. that there WM “til VHLV
much done. in the world till I was born.
I do not mean that it was in consequence
of my birth : but you look back over the
past fifty years at the railroads. the tells
graphs and all great inventions. that we
have seen and enjoyed. They have come
to pass within these fifty years; and
about. the- .rtamemthatrr thimcburcbflwaa 7 .
founded what a tremendous stride in
advance the church and the World began
to take together. I remember. when
these old ministers used to come up to
“'ilton. I thought it was a tremendous
occasion when they were called togeth-
er: and it was. for I tell you they used
to have some great discussions on doct-
f‘lllltlp‘llllli. I recall an examination
there of a man who was thought to be a
new school man. He brought the New
Haven theology. There were some men
like your good Ilr. Hill. of Norwalk,
and Dr. .\twutcr. of Fairlicld. and men
of that stamp. who did not know about
these new things in IIIt‘ilIthV. and I re-
member what a discussion they had
there in the morning and (IthiIIII'IltNI to
the afternoon: and I recollect. boy that I
was. of a point brought up about natur~
id ability. moral ability. and moral in-
ability. Tliuae 'wrre live thoughts and
questions in those times. and they
asking bitii about the conversi
sinner. whetheriiod did that 'ork or
whether it was man‘s work lli- had
been claiming that if tiod aid. "Make
you a new habit.“ find aski him to do
something he could do. "“‘ell. {but
there is that man with a itliered hand:
what could he do with that withered
thing hanging lifeless by liis side? \Vhett
t‘lirist told hint to strut h forth that
band could the man do it iitnself'.‘ He
had tried it a thousand tit' cs. but (find
told Iiiiii to stretch forth hrs hand. and
whentiod did the work heécould do it.”
“tlh yes,“ he said; “but ie man had.
a hand in it.” They II~HI i tIISt‘II‘S over
those themes. but all tho; i things have
passed by. They are not be great ques-
lions in theology. " iroltigv to—dzty is
i‘liristologv .irist that has been cv~
:tltcd:: Ill tbe sermons which you
hear why you hear questions in regard
o atonement of Fluid. in regard to
offer of \‘ttl\':tllnll. when questions
ncctod \vitlit‘tirist are the great cen-
tr . in theology. That is the power that
ti-reststlie minds and the hearts of the
I see how. within these
fifty years past. tbelut‘c oft‘hrist. in all
its wondrous richness and beauty. has
been portrayed. and how it is read and
how it is studied as :t has never been in
any fifty yeah~ in the history of the
church. and how it has been preached
from this pulpit. That has been the sec-
ret of the cocoa-a of the ministries of
these dear brethren that are past. t‘hrist
the power of God and the wisdom of
IiiMI
.‘lllI then another thing I remember.
and I spoke of it only :i day or two ago
as I was~ riding up the railway and
pointed to that IIIII" beautiful stone
church in \\'ilton. the Episcopal church
I said I rciui-nibered once- a year. I used
to go down to t‘hristuias eve services.
the only time in the whole year that I
ever dared to think of iv speak of going
to the Episcopal church. Never such a
thing was thought of. It set-med to me
to boa terrible thing even to think of
going on a Sunday afternoon. I speak
of this to call up the fact that the secta-
rian lines were drawn then as they are
not today. There were division walls
beIWeen those different denominations
e been all smoothed away. and
we are all one iii Christ. \\'e do not iro-
our differences and these tumor
ctions that are so little. because we
no in Christ Jesus; and [say within
’fifty years there has been a \von-
I change in this respect. and it is
worth remembering.
Last March I buried up in Ilanbury an
old member of mv church who. fifty
years before his funeral. went out as a
missionary to the Sandwich Islands. lie
was one of the early missionaries upon
that Island. And as I stood over his
lifeless remains my thoughts Went back
over these fifty yearS. and I recalled
what a wonderful change had come to
the Sandwich Islands during those years.
“'Iiatachristian nation the Sandwich
Islands is; keeping the Sabbathbetter
than it is kept in old New England. and
the churches and their Sundayschools
better attended than they are here with
us. And what has God wrought. not
only in the Sandwich Islands. but. in the
Coral Islands of the Pacific. Look at
the christian colleges in Turkey. Look
at caste in India that has been broken
down. Look at those high walls in
tlhina that have been scaled; and look at
Japan. that is coming so fast into front.
promising to be one of the foremost
christian nations. See what the church
is doing for missions through the world.
and what is God to 60,,an “in -world?
Oh! my friends. this subject is exceed—
ingly suggestive: but I must not talk
longer upon it: there is so much in it:
but I suppose that during these jubilee
days it. has been brought up before you
again and again. I tell you. d8“ friends.
it is a grand thing to be connected with
the church of Jesus Christ as it is to-day
with so much of the power of that life
that was on earth eighteen andahalf
centuries ago. It is said in one of the
Psalms. and it was my text yesterday:
“Oh. how great is Thy goodness which
Thou hast laid up for them that fear
Thy name:“ the goodness of God ’in
Jesus Christ reserved for these latter
days. Just as the mines of coal and of
gold and silver. were laid up before man
was created. and not. unearthed or un—
locked until those times when they were
needed. so the sufferings and life and
death of Jesus Christ. but little a pre-
elated and with seemingly but ""6
power in that day.-how they 1 have
waited until this latter part of the 19th
century as reserved forces. mighty
forces. that are being utilized and em-
ployed for the» uplifting and for the sat-
vation of the world. 011. my friends,
the church has on her the beauty of im-
mortal youth. She never IIYOWO old.
There was a beautiful inllcifintd that:
read some time b r. int
“Recreations of‘g: éountry rsou.“
when he is speaking comm! Old ‘80-
Ho says that when minor! in Scotland
of a
rm. -... 3...“! aw“... ‘ ”:25
t a t years
bsdbesn preserved in the c b!
there chemical processesby whblia man
of thirty was preserved with all his form
and figure and feature. apparently the
same as the day in which he was buried
there in the ground. .They brought him
up into the air and laid him out. there;
and the news went. through the village
what they had found. And there came
along an old woman over seventy. who
had beenva widow for over forty years;
and as she came and looked into that
old. grey. and decrepit.
fair face. with its dark hair and its
youthful expression. she gave one wail
that went through the audience gatli~
cred there. and she called him by his
name. "Uh. Alfred! Alfred!“ It was
the husband of her youth. She bowed.
What a change
forty years had wrought upon her. and
yet he was there at the end of it un»
changed. It had not affected him as he
was laid away. but time had left its
marks and its changes on her. as time
leaves the marks of its fingers on us all.
But it does not leave it on the church.
She never grows old. She is beautiful
to—night. after fifty years. as she has
never been before. She has more love.
more devotion. I trust. to her Master.
May God bless you. dear friends. and
may the Lord Jesus abide with you in
his presence.
ADDRESS or any. Ai‘ot‘s'rt's r. BEARD. D.
D.. FORMER MEMBER.
If I were as tall and could command
the audience from below as my venerable
and beloved brother who has just spoken
to you could do. I should not avail my-
self of this temp irary assistance to my
stature. Our brother who just preceded
him thought that [tossibly he might
induce. at that hour of the evening. a
somewhat succeiaiful slumber. I think
initial:Tlrififtnrr’ofoi’rrTerT‘ififi‘t’wiir
not require a very great degree of skill
on my part to follow his lead. If the
discourse to which we listened from him
had somewhat of age to season it. I am
sure that the eloquent discourseto which
we have just listened is not quite as old
as that. At any rate. it is none the less
good and none the less true. whatevrr
its age. I recollect a little story of Dr.
Adams. who preacbisl in Brunswick to
the students in Itowdoin t‘ollegc. He
told it to me himself. That one day
there cam e to him an experience such
as sometimes comes to ministers. when
there was a gulf to bebridged and no
timber to bridge it. The Sabbath luom~
ed before him, and his mind would not
work. and there was no sermon. so be
prepared an old sermon and brought it
forward. After his discourse. which
was interesting. as he came from the
door. a lady. whose intelligence he had
T‘ft’fii remarked. met hitn at the door and
said. "Dr. Adams. I thank you for that
sermon. I was greatly interested in that
sermon." .\nd he replied “That is one
of the encouragements which a minister
has for his toil. that. after he has done
his best. he really does seem to he meet‘
ing the wants of his people. and I thank
you for thanking me." And she re-
sponded again. “Yes. Doctor. it was an
excellent discourse: I always liked that
e m.
\\ Ii ’ Felix Nefl used to preach for
the iple upon the top of the high Alps
of France. those high mountains that
divide Italy from the South of France. he
had a congregation who was not accus-
tomed to hearing prolonged discourse.
There they were. up there. in the rocks.
under the rocks. burrowmg like rabbils.
:ind ltlrtklllt: their nests like tho- eagles in
the sky. where they had been driven by
persecuti- ill from their vineyards and rich
binds below. And Felix Neil. the apos.
tle of ”in l‘igh .\lps. found them
there and \vi-nt to preach to them. He
bad a IUI" Illii‘ this. that when they got
too tired. and could not keep awake.
they might stand up and rest tlieiiiselvi-s
.\‘o. as I have had thi privilege. and I
think perhaps I am the only American
minister that ever had the privilege. of
preaching in the church grander than
any cathedral in Europe. the church
which be planted. and a large part of
which be erected With his own hand. I
will follow his example and give you'tlie
satin- privilege. .
I was thinking. \vb -n our brother was
speaking upon the lllt‘llIS and SUt‘t‘r’xi of
our great railroad \‘_\'~Icttl. how much we
have to be grateful fututlmt we coull av—
:ul ourselves of such pm Ilt‘KrN; that one
who ministers to a people ioiles away
could also minister to people here. And
I was thinking to the same connection.
we are uudi-r obligatioi s which we do
not realize and which “'0 can not under~
stand why. to those who have gone be-
fore us; and how significant in many di-
ft't‘llilfl§.,ltl all directions indeed. is the
truth of our Saviour‘s words when he
said. "Other men have labored and ye
have entered into their labor." Ilow
natural it is for us. my friends to cut
I'IIN~I\'t-'l off from time past and to live
as if the beginningbegan with us.and as
if life started when our life started. and
forget the manifold obligations and
debts which have come down to us from
those of former generations. As we
start upon these rail cars and go to our
destination. we do not remember how
many heads have ached. and how many
hearts have acbed. and how many have
burned the midnight lamp in developing
those agencies which we employ so
cheaply; how persons have thought and
studied and wrought and put their lives
and their brains: how thought has brain—
ed itself away year after year and year
after year for those very things “‘II cu
are so common to us—all these mater-
ial blessings which we scarcely consider.
—the light which gives to us cheer to-
day.—how men have. delved into the
mines. how they have lived under the
ground. imperiled their lives. griuied
themselves. given their very bone and
sinew. that we might have the light
here to-day.the heat and warmth of this
room. which at present is quite suffi-
cient. .
Now, when we consider this in Its
spiritual relations. it becomes even more
emphatic: it accentuates itself. I am
not going to detain you very long.
friends. at this hour of the night. but
just take this Bible. from which we
have read. "and remember how it has
come down to us: how. through prophet
and seer and apostle this work, which is
so cheap to us and so free. has come
down to us: how other men have labored
that we might have it: how they have
suffered. been driven from their homes.
endured persecutions: how they have
labored and toiled to give it to us in our
own tongue; and how free it is today—
so free. so ready, that we do not regard
it as we should. Or take the Sabbath
day. which is such a blessed heritage to
us. Sometimes the ministers of the
gospel are even compelled to exhort the
people of God. those who wear the very
name of Christ. to have a proper regard
for the holy Sabbath day. But it has
not come down to us. as such a heritage
as we have. with all its sacred influ-
ences and with all its blessed powers.
easily. Take the church: it has come to
us through the labors of others. Let us
remember those who laid these founda—
tions. who built these walls1 who have.
given their time and their care and their
duty and their fidelity unto all this. that
we may have what we have so easily
and so well this hour.
\Ve sometimes hear people say that
they owe nothing. they owe nothing.
I can think 'ust now of one class of
pie thatrcaJl
they owe nothing to others. I think
ly have a right to say that
that only idiots ought to say that. I
hear pie mmetimes, when pressed to
makepatzlvances in Christian work and to
develop this work which other-«have
begun. say that they have this work in
their hearts. it is very dear to their this
hearts. but it isquite impomible to get to be with
I number ones a gentleman who
wanted. on the occasion of the celebraa
tion of a Fourth of July. to raise a little
funds for the celebration. He went to a
man and asked him forsome aid. and he
said:
it.
I honor “'ashington: I hold him in my
heart.“
have got him in
Country is in a very tight place."
“I believe in all this: I believe in
I revere the Father of my Country:
“Well." the man said. “if on
our heart. then al I
have to say is t t the Father of his
I am sure that. when we stand upon
this high mount of memory and remi-
niscence to I‘I“Il'. we should get some
impulses fortli~ tiiiure. “’e ought to
remember. in the sacrifices which- they
have made who have gone before us.
that there is an argument for our aacri~
flccs and our services and our fidelity
and our devotion for the future. Now.
a single word with respect to personal
reminiscences. It shall be but a single
word. I wish to testify here to my love
and my reverence for many with whom
Iliave been a uainted in days past in
this church. e first one that rises
before me is that man whose name has
been before us many times. William
Henry Benedict. I was once teaching
as a temporarv teacher in the Sabbath-
school when he took a class near me
that had no teacher that day. and be
asked a question in the course of the
lesson like this: “You know.“ he said.
"there are none of us that are perfect:
we are all sinners. Did you ever see a
perfect man? Do you on there is
any perfect man on the earth? And one
of the scholars said. “Yes. I think there
is one." And the uestion was asked
again: "I think not. ‘ He said. “Yes. I
think Mr. William Henry Benedict is a
man he was one of the Lord‘s own. and
I remember him in many delightful
relations. in my ve early years. Though
I was not a memrber of this Sunday~
school. I was of the other Sunday school.
and we had a union service as Sunday
school which took the form of a picnic.
and we assembled there at “'ilson‘s
I'oint. “'e had our badges: the two
schoolsflcame together there.\and we
were to go upon a steamer out upon the
Sound. I remember his busy. loving
form. moving a mom: us there as if it
were yesterday. I have crowed the
Atlantic Ocean a good many times since
then. and most of the other seas of
.piuzfechanJ: .4me .weresnot47perfect. ..
:wmwlhmt :h “1:3 urchin
mynativcptscv. Iiijiioein past
hmtory‘ . I \- G "I ih it the future may
be greater 3:3 more blessed: and that. as
you go on and develop this past and this
t into the futurvhydonmray bar:
the «instant coastal:
blessing of thewm Jesus Chrtst. our
cornmon lord and Saviour.
The services closed with the Benedics
tion by the Pastor. and the Doxology.
LETTERS.
During the evening the pastor reed
the following letters which had been re—
ceived by the committee:
First Church of t‘hriat in Stamford.
To the Congregational t‘larch of South Nor-(walk 7»
We extend to you our cordial Christian gn-etangs:
join our thanksgiving:- to tiod with you for his foe
term: care and blessing for half a century. and an
in: with you in praying for still more abundant purs-
perity for the yarn ro «sine
On behalf of the (mirth. I
”canon PHILIP ll. BRO“ .\‘._
Donor L It. Ill‘ltlfil 'I'I‘.
THEODORE DAVEXPURT.
u. \“heeler. Middlefield'.
From E.
Mam:—
Your card of lll\IL\Il(Ill to the a
hilt-c (hrs—ion“ at South Stir-walk a gratefuily re-
ceived. It uou‘d xiv:- me great pleasure to share
with othen the enjoy lamb of that telebratiuu. but
the intlrhiitire of age forbid me the pleasure My
heart will be largely with you in that mourn. I
have void reo-llectione of many intern-tin W
I ‘1th while I resided mung the good people
of South Small. Iran newr forget thou-e pee.
cions prayer met-tings where I hate seen lovely
youth broken and board under the burden of sin
and again haw heard them rewiring in the hope
salvation through the merits of the Bee-«i Rh
deemer. 'l‘hat interesting Sabbazh School a still in
my lively remembrance I have just passed my 3d
birthday. and l havr'abundant cause to bless my
God for his great men v voncbaafed to me thus far
in tnv p:lgrzmage. bat your church may «mi!
prosper and its members not in grace and in
‘kdgvr'vvf'fllfl” bard new. ' 1: my
attaching " .Iu~
prayer.
From Andrew Y. Parmele.‘ New Ha-
ven. (bun:—
On Mejpt of your invitation to be present at the
Jubilee. I felt great satisfaction at the opportunity
thus given me to once more warship in the m of
God .n which I was born. I being one enha- to am
fruits of the awakenmc it“? under the ministry of
James Roux. pd spooning .3: happy Sabbath!
during my > drnce m \1- Scresl I hve ite-
.'v:red Inelv‘ch.‘ DI; N am. of £12.14- that bi.¢ cor:
lined " c at home. hopm: to reenter suff‘c entiy to
dirty. Jan .3 The prim-pent- are
L: a", warm. worn to my ogre-t,
.\Iary of III" Burners I kin»: have “ fai‘e-r. sine. p_“
but ~a~mr ye: reins n \\ hum I have look-s! up to for
m. tidlltf in the norms. i.It‘>a ' l v Bombers tin».
Iterwdtct and era-plies u. Fe v 'vs‘. vi 2-be—
' I hint.-
all my past: brother- and c
Europe. bull never took such a long
voyage. such a glorious voyage: never
had such an expanse of ocean: never
saw such grand machinery in a steamer:
had a sea trip that was equal to the trip
that day under the auspices of this Sup-
day~schnul and the Sunday-school in
the other church. I look back to
some experiences of that kind with
exceeding interest. In the process of
time. when Rev. Mr. Ilaight Was pastor
here.l noticed the bell ringing in this
church every night. It seemed to me
that it had the most doleful sound that
ever came from a church bell. It seemed
as if it was ringing a continual funeral
knell. For a numl-nr of evenings I cun~
quered it. and finally Iistenal to its call
and come and sat in one of the seats
under the gallery very near the door.
which tltly symbolizes my spiritual;
state. The minister who was preaching
:it that time was a student from Yale
Theologicd Summary. I remember his
text: it was llile: “lie that being often
rcpruvi-il l‘ t'tItr‘lv'III his neck shall suds
donly lw ilestruyr-d and that Within".
rv-iiir-ly." .\lNI .h Ilv‘ preached it. with
his cli-uciie-l list. I felt that he was
preaching the love of t‘. id with con-
sliI'rulllt' vengeance. and I determined
that I lh‘Vr'l' would hear him again. and
that soon as that wrviceahould be
closed I sh IllbI go. It was a meeting
iirarly as protracted as this. After the
close of the sermon he requested all
thus-.- who wished personal conversation
would remain in their seats. That was
just the very thing that I did not want.
and yet I remained in my seat. I was
fastened in that seat. Icame evening
after evening. unwilling to hear the
message: wishing that he would leave
the town: going repeatedly again and
again to hear him. until. in this very
church. under flint very preaching. I re«
ceived the influences which changed my
life and destiny. And this brings me to
om- tnore reuitnimcencc: Just at this
period of Ilnlt‘ I remember that I ran
down one street and another street.
turned this corner and that corner. to
avoid any possible conversation that
might occur With Mr. “'illiam Henry
Benedict. because I was quite sure that.
ifl met him face to face. he would
speak to me concerning the things of
my soul. I wonder how many boys
there are in this church this night. my
friends. that are running away from
you. But I. to get away. went upon a
scaffolding where my father wms having
aliouse built. and Deacon Bouton was
Iathing the walls. And I said. If I can
get somewhere away where no one wrll
speak to me I “‘1" be safe. at least for
another day. And I got up on that
platform. and there I noticed. gradually
working towards me. Deacon Bouton
with his lath: and it finally began to
dawn upon me that he might speak to
me. and I looked for a place of escape.
and there was no place unless I should
break my neck. And he did work
toward me. I could not get by him.
and at last. he said upon that scaffold-
ing._calling me by name. “\\'ere you at
the meeting last night?" "Yes. sir."
‘ Did you hear what the minister said
last night?“ "Yes. sir." "Are you
going to do it?" I looked down: I Could
not jump: and there. upon that scaf-
folding. I pledged him my trutb.——-tbere.
as he laid down his hammer 'and his
Iath.—thatlwould give my heart to
Christ. I preached my first sermon in
this church. I was generously asked to
do it by the Rev. Mr. Austin. who sat
here. and patiently. very patiently,
heard me through it: and after he heard
me he said that he would conveneone
of those Consociations of which we have
heard. and see if I could not be ordained.
The Consociation wm conferred in his
house: and I remember that examina-
tion. and how long I struggled. not very
successfully.to convince some of the
members of that. noociation of their
so
long “audio but large! . I
think. in views of for m fazher.
for the Rev. Mr. eed said that knew
my father was sound. I was permitted
to come in.
I want to say one word respecting one
fruit of this church: just one. There is
a young man who was born in this
church: educated in this church; who re-
ceived his spiritual impulses and his in-
struction in this church. who is a great
power in the christian church. especially
in Sabbath schoolwork: who has been
developing an ability to teach and an
ability to inspire others to teach which
is guided and controlled by a genuine
and heart y consecration. that should
make all those that are at work here in
this school feel that other such may be
sent out into the vineyard of the Lord
to the encouragement of them in their
labor. I refer now to my beloved and
highly esteemed friend. Frank Ferris. of
this church. who certsinly has. as it has
been said. given a very marked impulse
to chriatian teaching in this church. as
he has wherever he has gone.
Dear_ fnends.‘ _ I have detain cd you in
this rambling convolution altogether
too long. I was announced as belonging
in Paris. I belting in this count . but
I belonir also—I have no to y my
bead—l belong on the ew York and
New Haven
‘ ofthona t
“d Wane gran
matcnal‘ blasun‘ gswhichtheage in
has brought. _I_have
t. weary, but 19m.
totbn
. . innandto
thsmtogettbeworkbsyondthsirhcarts. graciomtn mwhinh
.i
have reach.
never sawtsucli a grand steamer: never .
n’u 1"?.IL[
urn-t .iiwze.
t‘ ' NH; Filll~
k- pt the fault
2113’ in the ini
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.Mr I'amnn- was present 1131.. VLp’t'ai a pin. 0 in
t“.c i‘flulr. lle niadr and ; ,ayul o: 'rie first bar--
\. i. Let-l :n :21. Wm .' 3‘»
Front Misses ll.
I’orte. Ind.;—
We on «mi your ‘I'Ztiili.
coir-brunt: of the fiftieth u.
oid hemechmch S‘ater and r.
ma: l’r- \‘I’AIIUZ :ie nun yo: flat:
the church soon after its formation ii .
a: it. it ainxd lflsl‘ and struggles also enjoyed 2'.-
many b.s-:r.g-: therefore we raknd to an at this
annrveruary, our kind, "lad Err-rungs. pray-tn: bod
to bless Iht‘t‘la'lh‘b as eretofore. yet more abun-
catty.
I-‘roiii Arthur S. Snowden. Stratford.
Conn:—
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From Nathan S. Roberts. MIL. ll‘.‘
East 63d Street. N. \'.:—
31-: R». .._
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fiftieth s -
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‘ from Rev. 1'. M.
‘ Conn. :—
I Trih“. dis pix the fact that .1
Div-1:1! fit“ to at: in: :3x .lcb. u
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Ellwood. Greenwich.
In; the mprm'ucs
unwary of your
c. and. w a 3; 5.
o.’ (hr angina:
e t hsrzh. on pro
: . 'n- year INT—come
ti yeah 1;.» I i actual my ~(rut-in there—
before I u;— y»? . "reed to ph-s. f: a: 3:; There
was no pm: or at tine. and n . Jnllni'lt? exam to
mc iIIu'I. a a " ct. of Thu-ligyi and truncated me
'o take the .~. cu lotions-d and Natl my m-
1mm from u.- platform. ..llnlf‘t‘ the; :ip;:.l paths-d
; there on \fllo‘de «camou- arts-roan! Sine of the
t mdcr membrre of the conga-station wul remember
me t‘oun} I be there a: yo .: si—ri :I‘r‘ I count s '
of many {libb trim-2: u": be :nti'restmg. om
Yllr‘ senor :- :o be in . v \I‘Ei! 3: I chall be unable
to lfh‘ud I aim unfit-2.1;: from Ernst“ nine-st
sinusoid; to pneumonia and should not dare to
nurture out at night. As to my Minn for my
. ‘ISIIJt‘ of ecriessas ma; relations. they are too many
to gzte in s int-f W. If you can =3" hold of a
volume coup-d “ A Presbyterian [mister Looking
for 1hr t‘tiutrh.“ you will and some of them stand.
I I'M'Jld as;::r~! that you s» gr: :1 and m it You
uou‘d any-v don't: to. though you would v0: agrn-
n uh v: I‘lcasn- thank “mm. Dickemun & Tom-s.
your («transfus- on (Xmas-silence. for their kind
ir;v_. .ion. and to?! them how sorry I am to be pre-
hints! from attending.
From Rev. S. 1!. Alexander. Stated
Clerk of the Presbytery of New York :—
l have discovered some hCU( rimming Rev. Jae.
Knox. which may be of mt’lt‘l’ if you should pub~
link your dzscuurse Mr. Knox nan born 3! Fannie.
I“... done 5. IKY: terminated at Dirkm-«n (“i2—
Te-ge. Pa. . lx‘n “'as in Wheels-3159!!!!” for our:
yv-ar. xv: Wa- then for a time a! l‘nion Thaiiogi-
val Seminaryl‘s Ordained by .\‘cw‘astie Presb -
trry. .\‘ov :‘l. ifl: I’m-tor at Kuwaiti-e, De .,
lfi‘i‘.‘ 4 Stated supply Second Congregational t‘h
.\‘nrwalk. l‘: . IKE- 9. And Betlsrl. t"... Pastor of
, Strand Presbyterian (‘riun-b. Washmgton. I) t‘ .
let-1 After having New York he was a teacher a!
Murcia. lit-h . sass. Pastor at llindam. Iirh .
‘t‘itl til I’astorrelect cedar Rapids. II.. 'ecrs.
Ilied at Ih-ipboe’. O . Oct 10.7?
The published minutes of the I50th
anniversary of the New Canaan church
which occured in 1:83. state that Antho-
ny Comstock. the well-known Reformer.
was " brought into the Con tionnl
church of South Norwalk.” This is
a mistake. as the following letter to
Rev. Mr. Rose will show:—
_ lamin ml of your fsvorof the an of Dec
too are mist armed of my noun-rum with the
church in South Norwalk. 1 united with the church
at Soc-talk, of which Rev, Joseph ands-rum was
prior. I had a brother. Roger t‘omstock. whom I
think attend“: the church over 'htl‘h you are pa.-
tor. at one time. He is now out Wat. mun-where
in Kansas. As he has just moved from Kebraeka.
I ha": not been advised of his pref-m Mutton:
Telegram from Rev. L. H. Angie‘ .
muz— r
ly m ‘
bile: anniversary. and n
cannot be with you.
The following letter was received from
Rev. Mr. Angie: ‘by Deacon Ferris on
Tuesday. It was dated Jan. 4th.
I rem-trod to—dny your md of Invitation to this
‘- Jubilee Annivemry “ of your church. In. An‘
gier forwarded it. with the telegram from Ir. Russ.
I unmizdiately sent a telegram to Ir. Ross.
sure you. my good brother. I regret
that I could not. be with you. Yum: was our
Communion. and we remind several new members
to the church. M tomorrow. Tue-day crating.
I have a lecture engage-eat um '
your Jubilee been a week later I wbuld have taken
great pains to be with you. Mn: the sa'xur nova
month. I ninieten-d to your church as its acts-g
min I haw very much inn-m i- ltv Id-
-. and it will be a lifelong satisfaction-ad plun-
nre to me that with God‘s blessing I was hot-mn-
tnl insonse degrecrnbri ‘ngahout-cknllnteof
barmouyintbcchnrch unictyutommck
unanimity of action‘ in the choice of a purer, l
have any plea-rant arm-es of my hirer-and enu—
' our church from whom I hve locum
mom
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